Question: A 64 year old male was admitted to the medical ward with complaints of diarrhea, abdominal pain and weight loss for a few months. Exam: clubbing, perianal skin tags and abdominal tenderness. Colonoscopy reveals transmural granulomatous inflammation involving ileocecal junction. He was diagnosed with what?
a. CD
b. UC
c. Bowel cancer
d. Gastric cancer
e. IBD
Answer: (a)
Question: A patient presents with hemoptysis 7d after tonsillectomy. What is the next step?
a. Packing
b. Oral antibiotics and discharge
c. Admit and IV antibiotics
d. Return to OT and explore
e. Ice cream and cold fluids
Answer: (c)
Question: A 55 year old man presents with HTN. He complains of headache and visual disturbances. He also reports itching after a hot bath and burning sensation in finger and toes. His face is flushed red. PE: mild splenomegaly. Investigation: Hgb=20g/dl, WBC=20, plt=500, EPO normal. What is the likely diagnosis?
a. Myelofibrosis
b. Polycythemia rubra vera
c. Essential thrombocythemia
d. CML
e. CLL
Answer: (b)
Question: An old man having T2DM with increased skin tanning, heart failure and having high ferritin (hemochromatosis) level is refusing tx. Where is the first site of cancer?
a. Testes
b. Adrenal
c. Liver
d. Pancreas
Answer: (c)
Question: A 60 year old DM lady presents with severe peri-anal pain and swelling. What’s the cause?
a. Anal carcinoma
b. Anal fissure
c. Hemorrhoid
d. Anal abscess
Answer: (d)
Question: A woman is sad, fatigues and she is eating more and also has sleeping disturbances and hears the voice of her husband who died 3 years ago. What is the diagnosis?
a. OCD
b. Psychotic depression
c. Grieving
d. Severe depression
Answer: (b)
Question: A 40 year old teetotaler woman is recovering from a hysterectomy 2 days ago. At night she becomes agitated and complains of seeing animals and children walking around the ward. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. Delirium tremens
b. Toxic confusional state
c. Hysteria
d. Mania
e. Drug induced personality disorder
Answer: (b)
Question: A woman with a hx of drug abuse and increased alcohol intake, now comes for help and she is concerned about her problem. What is the most appropriate management option?
a. Voluntary admission
b. Psychiatry team
c. Mental health team
d. Psychiatry voluntary admission
Answer: (b)
Question: A 28 year old woman who is 32 weeks pregnant in her 3rd pregnancy is diagnosed as a case of placental abruption. After all the effective measures, she is still bleeding. What is the underlying pathology?
a. Clotting factor problem
b. Clauser’s syndrome
c. Platelet problem
d. Succenturiate lobe
e. Villamentous insertion of placenta
Answer: (a)
Question: An old woman having decreased vision can’t see properly at night. She has changed her glasses quite a few times but with no effect. She has normal pupils and cornea. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. Cataract
b. Glaucoma
c. Retinal detachment
d. Iritis
e. GCA
Answer: (a)
These questions cover various aspects of medical knowledge, clinical reasoning, and professional skills. Remember to refer to the PLAB exam syllabus and guidelines for a comprehensive understanding of the exam content and format.
The PLAB test is a prerequisite for international medical graduates who want to practise medicine in the UK. Passing both parts of the exam is also a requirement. To receive a licence to practise medicine in the UK after passing the exam, you might need to complete additional exams, such as the GMC registration process and securing a job offer or training placement.
In order to practise medicine in the United Kingdom, international medical graduates must pass the PLAB (Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board) exam. The General Medical Council (GMC), which oversees medical practitioners in the UK, is in charge of administering it.
The PLAB exam is divided into two parts:
PLAB Part 1: This written, multiple-choice exam gauges your knowledge and comprehension of clinical practise and medical principles. It has 180 single-best-answer questions and covers a variety of subjects, such as surgery, psychiatry, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, and more. The PLAB Part 1 exam is available in many different nations.
PLAB Part 2: This practical test evaluates your clinical abilities, communication abilities, and ethical standards. There are 18 situations in all, all of them take place in the UK and include interacting with fictitious patients. Your capacity to gather data, generate accurate diagnoses, and create treatment plans is evaluated by the examiners.
You must fulfil specific requirements, such as holding a primary medical certification recognised by the GMC and possessing the appropriate English language proficiency, in order to be qualified to take the PLAB exam. The GMC's website should be checked for the most recent and comprehensive qualifying requirements.
A strong foundation in clinical expertise and medical knowledge is necessary for PLAB exam preparation. Many applicants prepare by combining self-study, books, online sources, and practise tests. Additionally, a number of for-profit businesses provide training programmes and resources created expressly for the PLAB exam.